<html><head><title>Senior Research Associate - San Antonio, TX 78230</title></head>
<body><h2>Senior Research Associate - San Antonio, TX 78230</h2>
<div>The Senior Research Associate works with clients and internal staff on projects involving the gathering of data, conducting data analysis, and meeting time-sensitive delivery goals. The primary requirement for this role is a solid training and demonstrated expertise in quantitative fields, such as finance, economics, statistics, operations research, and/or business analytics.<br/>
Candidates should have expertise in theoretical and applied econometrics, plus specializations in one or more of these areas: financial economics, labor economics, and risk management. This position requires excellent analytic, technical writing, and presentation skills.<br/>
Job Responsibilities<br/>
<ul><li>Under the supervision of the Director, directs the design, research, development, and delivery of statistical products, projects, and enhancements to address business needs</li><li>Supports in the development of project requirements, analytic plans, project timelines, and related materials for the management of deliverables</li><li>Serves as project team lead and client point of contact, as needed</li><li>Keeps abreast of new and emerging statistical and data analysis techniques</li><li>Provides guidance on advanced statistical methodologies to team members</li><li>Supports the Director in supervisory duties for research associates, as needed</li><li>Explores and capitalizes on opportunities to cross-sell and up-sell existing clients</li><li>Supports the sales process by assessing prospective clients’ needs and crafting and presenting proposals that meet those needs</li><li>Additional responsibilities as assigned</li></ul>
Job Requirements<br/>
<ul><li>Master’s degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics or related field, Ph.D. preferred</li><li>Minimum of 3 years of consulting experience in Statistics, Finance, Economics, and/or Applied Mathematics</li><li>Solid planning, priority setting, and project management skills with experience managing multiple projects and resources concurrently</li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills</li><li>Excellent knowledge of various statistical methodologies such as regression analysis (linear and non-linear), cluster analysis, CHAID, factor analysis/principal component analysis, time series, survival models</li><li>Strong programming skills using various statistical packages, such as SAS, SPSS, Stata, R, etc</li><li>Ability to display data visually, creating powerful presentations which effectively demonstrate the value of analytic deliverables</li><li>Highly motivated, collaborative, and innovative</li><li>Strong technical skills</li></ul>
Performance Expectations<br/>
<ul><li>Employee meets project milestones/deadlines</li><li>Employee produces a quality work product that is accurate and free from careless errors</li><li>Employee is a contributing and dependable member of project teams</li><li>Employee diligently and accurately records project time billed to clients</li><li>Employee completes supervisory duties in a timely manner</li></ul><br/>
Supervisory Responsibilities<br/>
2-3 employees</div></body>
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